“The territorial reform brings depopulation”, DP mayors: 300,000 citizens are affected by the mergers! It has nothing to do with a map

The mayor of Fushë-Arrëz, Hilë Curri, and the mayor of Memaliaj, Albert Male, are among the protesters in front of Parliament who oppose the new map of the territorial reform. In a statement to the media, Hilë Curri said that the 15 municipalities that will be merged affect 300,000 residents. According to him, this reform has nothing to do with the map of EU experts.

“One of those 15 mayors affected by the clientelist reform, a reform made at the tables of the deputies of the group that drew up the territorial map, which has nothing to do with the map of EU experts. I am here together with my colleagues from Memaliaj and we are here in the name of the 15 mayors and the 300,000 residents affected by that reform. How did Konispol and Delvina escape? This is a reform that history will pursue Arbjan Mazniku for! The worst lad Tirana has ever known will ruin 300,000 Albanians. The map does not suit the European community, it does not bring services closer, it destroys municipalities that have history, identity, a region. They have no chance of stopping us on the right and sacred path we are on. We are here until those in Parliament do not vote. We will resist!” Curri said.

The mayor of Memaliaj also called for the territorial reform not to be put to a vote, as it only brings depopulation.

“This reform only encourages depopulation in all these towns whose municipalities are being merged. I call on all deputies not to vote for this depopulating reform, which is in contradiction with the constitution of the EU. It brings no development, only depopulation. Only the map proposed by the DP repopulates all of Albania. I call on them not to vote for this reform.”